{{Short description|2025 video game}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2025}} {{Infobox video game | title = Just Dance 2026 Edition | image = Just Dance 2026 Edition cover.jpg | developer = {{ubl|[[Ubisoft Paris]]|[[Ubisoft Pune]]|[[Ubisoft Shanghai]]|[[Ubisoft Kyiv]]|[[Ubisoft Bucharest]]}} | publisher = [[Ubisoft]] | series = ''[[Just Dance (video game series)|Just Dance]]'' | engine = [[Unity (game engine)|Unity]] | platforms = {{ubl|[[Nintendo Switch]]{{Efn|Also [[Backward compatibility|backward compatible]] with the [[Nintendo Switch 2]]}}|[[PlayStation 5]]|[[Xbox Series X/S]]}} | released = October 14, 2025 | genre = [[Rhythm game|Rhythm]] | modes = [[Single-player]], [[multiplayer]] | director = | producer = | composer = | caption = Original cover | alt = }}

'''''Just Dance 2026 Edition''''' is a dance-controlled [[rhythm game]] developed and published by [[Ubisoft]]. It was revealed on July 31, 2025, during the [[Nintendo Direct|Nintendo Direct: Partner Showcase]] July 2025 presentation as the seventeenth installment in the [[Just Dance (video game series)|''Just Dance'' series]], and the fourth annual song pack after its three predecessors.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wood |first=Rhys |last2=Dwiar |first2=Rob |date=2025-07-31 |title=Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase live: all the announcements and news as it happened |url=https://www.techradar.com/news/live/nintendo-direct-jul-2025-live |access-date=2025-08-17 |website=TechRadar |language=en}}</ref> It was released on October 14, 2025 for [[Nintendo Switch]], [[PlayStation 5]], and [[Xbox Series X and Series S|Xbox Series X/S]].<ref>{{Cite web |author=BrianJames Lucas |title=Just Everything Dance Announced 2026 At Edition coming to The Nintendo Switch 2 Partner Direct |url=https://nintendoeverythingwww.thegamer.com/justnintendo-danceswitch-20262-editiondirect-comingpartner-toshowcase-nintendojuly-switch31-2025-everything-announced/ |access-date=July 31, 2025 |website=NintendoEverythingTheGamer |date=July 31, 2025 |language=en-gb}}</ref>

==Gameplay== {{further|Just Dance (video game series)#Gameplay|l1=Gameplay of the ''Just Dance'' series}}

As with the previous installments of the franchise, players must mimic the on-screen coach's choreography to a chosen song using the game's associated smartphone [[mobile app|app]]. Nintendo Switch players have the option to use the console's [[Joy-Con]] controllers, while the smartphone's camera can be used as a scoring method in single-player only, which is now out of beta. A new mode to the ''Just Dance'' hub, called "Party Mode", was announced as an addition to the game, in which features Dr. Gigavolt as the mode's main character, where players face various disturbances and actions during each song to reach a target percentage to pass the test. Each session features 5, 8 or 12 tests, consisting of short versions of every song from every ''Edition'' song pack as well as the ''Just Dance+'' catalogue; "Gold Moves" are removed from this mode. Completing each session unlocks a reward, if available.<ref name=nintendodirect2>{{Cite web |author=nintendojam |title=Just Dance 2026 Edition announced for Switch, launches Oct. 14th, 2025 |url=https://gonintendo.com/contents/51287-just-dance-2026-edition-announced-for-switch-launches-oct-14th-2025 |access-date=July 31, 2025 |website=GoNintendo |date=July 31, 2025 |language=en-gb}}</ref>

==Soundtrack== <!-- Do not add any leaked songs onto the table. --> The following songs appear on ''Just Dance 2026 Edition'':<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vicencio |first=Chastity |date=2025-08-01 |title=Just Dance 2026 Launches October 14 |url=https://news.ubisoft.com/en-us/article/2BcljNTpip4eG540gtuvE8/just-dance-2026-launches-october-14 |access-date=2025-08-17 |website=news.ubisoft.com |language=en-us}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:90%; text-align:center"; margin="5%" |- ! Song || Artist || Year |- | "[[Abracadabra (Lady Gaga song)|Abracadabra]]" || [[Lady Gaga]] || 2025 |- | "[[All Star (song)|All Star]]" || [[Smash Mouth]] || 1999 |- | "[[Anxiety (Doechii song)|Anxiety]]" || [[Doechii]] || 2025 |- | "[[Apt. (song)|APT.]]" || [[Rosé (singer)|Rosé]] and [[Bruno Mars]] || 2024 |- | "[[Azizam (song)|Azizam]]" || [[Ed Sheeran]] || 2025 |- | "Big Bad Frog" || Austin & Colin || 2024 |- | "Bluey Medley"{{efn|Tie in to ''[[Bluey (TV series)|Bluey]]''|name=by}} || [[Bluey (TV series)|Bluey]]{{efn|Composed by [[Joff Bush]]}} || 2025 |- | "[[Born to Be Alive (song)|Born to Be Alive (Reborn Version)]]" || [[Patrick Hernandez]] || 1978 |- | "Chichika" || MariaDennis featuring Metamami || 2025 |- | "[[Counting Stars]]" || [[OneRepublic]] || 2013 |- | "[[Cry Baby (Melanie Martinez song)|Cry Baby]]" || [[Melanie Martinez]] || 2015 |- | "Don Raja" || Su Real and Distort || 2019 |- | "[[Don't Go Breaking My Heart]]" || Lulu & Levon (as made famous by [[Elton John]] and [[Kiki Dee]]) || 1976 |- | "[[Drip (Babymonster song)|Drip]]" || [[Babymonster]] || 2024 |- | "[[Feather (song)|Feather]]" || [[Sabrina Carpenter]] || 2023 |- | "[[Girls Just Want to Have Fun]]"{{Efn|Appeared in ''[[Just Dance (video game)|Just Dance]]'' with a different routine|Retake}} || [[Cyndi Lauper]] || 1983 |- | "Good Girls" || Zanillya and Humphrey Dennis || 2025 |- | "[[Good Luck, Babe!]]" || [[Chappell Roan]] || 2024 |- | "[[Houdini (Dua Lipa song)|Houdini]]" || [[Dua Lipa]] || 2023 |- | "[[Hung Up]]" || [[Madonna]] || 2005 |- | "[[I Had Some Help]]" || [[Post Malone]] featuring [[Morgan Wallen]] || 2024 |- | "[[It's OK I'm OK]]" || [[Tate McRae]] || 2024 |- | "Kitipo" || Dixson Waz, La Tukiti, and Amenazandel || 2022 |- | "[[La Bamba (song)#Los Lobos version|La Bamba]]" || The Sunlight Shakers (as made famous by [[Los Lobos]]) || 1987 |- | "Louder" || Don Elektron and Derek || 2025 |- | "[[Love Again (Dua Lipa song)|Love Again]]" || Dua Lipa || 2021 |- | "[[Messy (Lola Young song)|Messy]]" || [[Lola Young (singer)|Lola Young]] || 2024 |- | "Moonlight" || Aileen-O || 2025 |- | "[[Pop Muzik]]" || [[M (band)|M]] and [[Robin Scott (singer)|Robin Scott]] || 1979 |- | "Prehistorock" || Ricky Stone || 2025 |- | "[[Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree]]" || Mrs. Claus and the Elves (as made famous by [[Brenda Lee]]) || 1958 |- | "Say Cheese" || [[Paul Russell (musician)|Paul Russell]] || 2024 |- | "Show Me What You Got" || Boomborg || 2025 |- | "Sokusu" || Wanko Ni Mero Mero || 2025 |- | "Spin Your Love" || Kevin J. Simon || 2025 |- | "[[Strangers (Sigrid song)|Strangers]]" || [[Sigrid (singer)|Sigrid]] || 2017 |- | "[[Thrift Shop]]" || [[Macklemore & Ryan Lewis]] featuring [[Wanz]] || 2012 |- | "[[Viva la Vida]]" || [[Coldplay]] || 2008 |- | "We Just Begun" || Stush and Wost || 2020 |- | "[[Zombieboy]]" || Lady Gaga || 2025 |} {{notelist}}

===''Just Dance+''=== ''Just Dance+'' continues to be offered on ''2026 Edition'', offering recently ported songs from previous ''Just Dance'' games, as well as songs exclusive to the service.

Songs exclusive to the service include:

{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible" style="font-size:90%; text-align:center; margin: 5px;" |- ! Song ! Artist ! Year ! Release date |- |"Money Pull Up" || Blaiz Fayah, Maureen & DJ Glad || 2024 || January 20, 2026 |- |"[[360 (song) |360]]" || [[Charli XCX]] || 2024 || February 24, 2026 |- |"[[Birds of a Feather (Billie Eilish song) |Birds of a Feather]]" || [[Billie Eilish]] || 2024 || March 31, 2026 |- |"[[Gnarly (song)|Gnarly]]" || [[Katseye]] || 2025 || April 28, 2026 |- |"[[Folded (song)|Folded]]"{{Efn|Also included in the Wonder Tales Song Pack|name=wondertales}} || [[Kehlani]] || 2025 || May 12, 2026 |- |"[[Mystical Magical]]"{{Efn|Also included in the Wonder Tales Song Pack|name=wondertales}} || [[Benson Boone]] || 2025 ||May 12, 2026 |- |"World Eater"{{Efn|Also included in the Wonder Tales Song Pack|name=wondertales}} ||[[Ashnikko]] || 2023 ||May 12, 2026 |} {{Notelist}}

==Reception==

{{Video game reviews | NS = true | PS5 = true | XSXS = true | MC_NS = 74/100<ref>{{Cite Metacritic |id=just-dance-2026-edition/critic-reviews/?platform=nintendo-switch |type=game |title=Just Dance 2026 Edition |access-date=February 15, 2026}}</ref> | MC_PS5 = 82/100<ref>{{Cite Metacritic |id=just-dance-2026-edition/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-5 |type=game |title=Just Dance 2026 Edition |access-date=December 15, 2025}}</ref> | MC_XSXS = 75/100<ref>{{Cite Metacritic |id=just-dance-2026-edition/critic-reviews/?platform=xbox-series-x |type=game |title=Just Dance 2026 Edition |access-date=December 15, 2025}}</ref> | rev1 = ''games.ch'' | rev1_XSXS = 71%<ref>{{cite web |last=Henz |first=Fabrice |date=November 3, 2025 |title=Just Dance 2026 Edition - Test / Review |url=https://www.games.ch/just-dance-2026/test/review-m8jf/ |website=games.ch |access-date=December 15, 2025 |language=German}}</ref> | rev2 = ''Generación Xbox'' | rev2_XSXS = 78/100<ref>{{cite web |last=Montes |first=Frank |date=October 13, 2025 |title=Análisis de Just Dance 2026 Edition – Regresamos a la pista de baile una vez más |url=https://generacionxbox.com/analisis-de-just-dance-2026-edition-regresamos-a-la-pista-de-baile-una-vez-mas/ |website=Generación Xbox |access-date=December 15, 2025 |language=Spanish}}</ref> | rev3 = ''Movies Games and Tech'' | rev3_XSXS = 7/10<ref>{{cite web |last=Waite |first=Daniel |date=October 27, 2025 |title=Review: Just Dance 2026 |url=https://moviesgamesandtech.com/2025/10/27/review-just-dance-2026/ |website=Movies Games and Tech |access-date=December 15, 2025}}</ref> | rev4 = ''XboxEra'' | rev4_XSXS = 7.5/10<ref>{{cite web |last=Husameddin |first=Genghis |date=October 13, 2025 |title=JUST DANCE 2026 EDITION {{!}} Review |url=https://xboxera.com/2025/10/13/just-dance-2026-edition-review/ |website=XboxEra |access-date=December 15, 2025}}</ref> | rev5 = ''TheXboxHub'' | rev5_XSXS = 4/5<ref>{{cite web |last=Young |first=Gemma |date=November 2, 2025 |title=Just Dance 2026 Edition Review |url=https://www.thexboxhub.com/just-dance-2026-edition-review/ |website=TheXboxHub |access-date=December 15, 2025}}</ref> }}

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * {{Official website}}

{{Just Dance series}}

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